“Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs are by elevators.” Stephen Fry.

Embiggen Books, the fantastic rationalist bookstore in Melbourne, has a brand new revamped website and a science-based bookclub – and naturally, some of the best reads in the southern hemisphere!

For this episode, Warren Bonett and I investigate how books can help you understand atheism, humanism and secularism, and what are some of the best new reads on the scene.

– HUGE thanks to Gerry and suggestions for new podcast to the site or to the email address at tokenskeptic at gmail.
– Hoaxilla Podcast: Happy 100 episodes!
– Congratulations on your marriage, Dr Karen Stollznow and Matthew Baxter!
– Monster Talk Podcast: Parsec Fact Behind the Fiction winners!
– ScienceRewired – still selling tickets and student discounts and more available, head to www.sciencerewired.org.

Books we discuss this episode:

The Australian Book of Atheism by Warren BonettReligion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought by Pascal BoyerThe Big Questions: Philosophy by Simon BlackburnThe Big Question: God by Mark VernonMormon History 101 by Dan BarkerGod Said “Ha!” by Julia SweeneyThe Very Short Introduction: Humanism by Stephen LawThe Very Short Introduction: Atheism by Julian BagginiThe Very Short Introduction: Ethics by Simon BlackburnThe Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse by Geoffrey Robertson QCDoes My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahThe Young Atheist’s Handbook by Alom ShahaThe Book of Rachael by Leslie Cannold36 Arguments for the Existence of God and Betraying Spinoza by Rebecca Newberger GoldsteinIt’s Not About The Sex (My Ass!) by Joanne Hanks and Steve CunoThe Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice by Christopher HitchensHope Endures by Colette LivermoreFaitheist: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious by Chris StedmanAttack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks by Christopher BrookmyreAdams Versus God by Phillip AdamsState of Wonder by Ann PatchettThe Geek Manifesto: Why Science Matters by Mark HendersonWhy Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless by Greta ChristinaThe Moral Landscape by Sam Harris

Summary? Follow the example of Christopher Hitchens and read EVERYTHING.

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Why do we believe weird things? What does feminine intuition really mean? How do you become an effective activist for science and reason? Are you ready for a bi-weekly show that poses these questions and more? Tune in for a slightly more skeptical look at stories in the news, urban legends, good science, pseudoscience and what makes popular culture pop. Hosted and produced by Kylie Sturgess.